Sweeping compound.



WALTER REDFEARN, OF GOOD THUNDER, MINNESOTA.

SWEEPING- COMPOUND Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 22, 1908.

Application filed July 22, 1908. Serial No. 444,823.

To all whom it may concern;

Beit known that I, WALTER REDFEARN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Good Thunder, in the county of BlueEarth and State of Minnesota, have invented a new and useful Sweeping Compound, of which the following is a specification.

. This invention r'elates to a floor sweeping compound.

The object of the invention is to provide an article of this character to housed in sweeping floors, whether bare. orcarpeted, the salient feature or character of which is that it has an afiinity for dust, dirt or other substances that settle on floors, and will re tain such deposits against scattering or rising from thefloor, as the compound is being swept to a point where it is to be collected.

stantially the proportions specified:Wa-i

ter1 gallon, catechw-4 ounces; bran+8 pounds; sawdust4 pounds; sand-12 pounds; mineral oil-2 pounds, and essenceof mirbane (nitro benzin) sul'licient to impart a pleasantodor to the mixture. The catcchu 1s iirst dissolved in one gallon of bolllng water, and to this is then added the bran and sawdust, or as much of each as can be stirred in. The compound is then allowed to stand until. about .ol the water is evap- 1 and thoroughly mixed. the mirbaue will be added.

The above procedure is that which .Will generally be observed, but it may be varied to suit-climatic conditions or the requirements of the manufacturer, that is to say, more or less o'f the different ingredients may be employed.

The hot solution of catechu causes the bran to curl or told and also acts upon the gluten contained therein, forming a Sub causes it to retain the moisture and revent tains itsmoisture indefinitely and remains soft and pliable, and rolls over a floor and gathers and holds the dirt or dust when used. The sawdust is addedto separate the moist bran, and also to cheapen the cost, but if preferred, sand may be used for the same purpose.

1 claims- 1. A sweeping compound consisting of water catechu, bran, sawdust, and mineral oil, substantially in the proportions specmed.

2: A sweeping compound consisting of i bran, mineral oil, and an odorant substantially in the proportions specified. I 3. A sweeping compound consisting of i water1 gallon; cateCl1u--4 ounces; bran- 8 pounds; sawdust 4 pounds; mineral oil-2 pounds, and an odorant. i In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, i have hereto affixed my signature f in the presence of two witnesses.

WALTER REDFEARN.

Witnesses F. H. Monsoon, H. O. MIELK evaporation. to a great extent. .The ran re- .water, catechu, bran, a separator for the orated, and then the sand and oil are added During the last step stance which unites with the mineral oil and 

